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Article #571Re: Writings on the Floor, Swamps, and Jelly
From: John Lipinski
Date: Mon, 13 May 1985 14:59
Date: Mon, 13 May 1985 14:59
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In article <256@gcc-bill.ARPA> scott@gcc-bill.UUCP (scott a douglass) writes:
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> I like the new hack, version 1.0.2, but i have a couple of questions.
>How come sometimes it says "ad ae?ar um" on the floor? I know I didn't
>write it, and i don't think it's always on a ghost level. Any clues?
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> My other problem is I finally had a really burly character on level
>20, and the first step into a swamp, he gets killed by a bunch of
>ugly eels. What do you do in a swamp? Also, what good is Royal
>Jelly besides being yummy?
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> -- margaret
> c/o ...!{seismo,godot}!harvard!gcc-bill!scott
I think "ad ae?ar um" means that there is a leprechaun's treasure room somewhere
on that level - one of those hidden rooms with 4 squares. In the swamp, you need
to be levitated (by a potion or ring of levitatation) to not drown. Royal jelly
slowly increases your strength up to a certain level.
- John
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site masscomp.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utcs!lsuc!pesnta!amd!masscomp!lip From: lip@masscomp.UUCP (John Lipinski) Newsgroups: net.games.hack Subject: Re: Writings on the Floor, Swamps, and Jelly Message-ID: <696@masscomp.UUCP> Date: Mon, 13-May-85 10:59:51 EDT Article-I.D.: masscomp.696 Posted: Mon May 13 10:59:51 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 14-May-85 05:29:40 EDT References: <256@gcc-bill.ARPA> Reply-To: lip@masscomp.UUCP (John Lipinski) Organization: Masscomp - Westford, MA Lines: 21